Written by

Mark Bell
mbell@dnj.com

1:30 P.M. UPDATE:

MURFREESBORO - An early Valentine's Day quarrel between newlyweds Carla and Jacob Pearman ended in her death at their Kanatak Lane rental home this morning, according to city police.

Jacob Pearman was booked into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a charge of first-degree murder in his wife's death at 11:08 a.m., booking records confirm. ...

Murfreesboro Police were called to the 839 Kanatak Lane home around 3:30 a.m. in reference to a man there threatening suicide, according to MPD Maj. Clyde Adkison. When officers arrived, they found Pearman's wife ...